SECOND HELPING

LP		MCA 413	Second Helping	1974	USA
CD		MCAD 1686	Second Helping	1987	USA
CD		UDCD556	Second Helping/Original Master Recording	1994	Japan
CD		MCAD 11648	Second Helping/Digitally Remastered	1997	USA

1.Sweet Home Alabama 
 (Ed king / Gary Rossington / Ronnie Van Zant) 4:42
 Lead guitar - Ed /
 Background Vocals - *Clydie King **Merry Clayton & Friends

2.I Need You 
 (Ed king / Gary Rossington / Ronnie Van Zant) 6:54
 Double keads - Allen and Gary / Rhythm & Bass - Ed /
 Drums - Mike Porter / Background Vocals - Leon

3.Don't Ask Me Questions
 (Gary Rossington / Ronnie Van Zant) 3:24
 Piano - Al / Horns - Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence & Steve Madiao /
 Slide & Bass - Ed / Horn Arrangement - Al / Guitar Solo - Gary /
 Background Vocals - Leon & Ronnie

4.Workin' For MCA
 (Ed king / Ronnie Van Zant) 4:46
 Double Leads - Allen and Gary / Guitar Solo & Fills - Ed
 / Background Vocals and Wolfman - Leon

5.The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
 (Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant) 4:45
 Ed - Slide, First Solo and Gary on Second Solo /
 Piano, Accoustic Guitar and Background Vocal - Al

6.Swamp Music
 (Al Kooper / Ronnie Van Zant / Bob Burns) 3:29
 Fills - Ed / Solo - Gary / Background Vocal - Leon

7.The Needle And The Spoon
 (Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant) 3:52
 Solos - Allen

8.Cal Me The Breeze
 (J.J.Cale) 5:23
 Guitar Solo - Gary / Piano Solo Billy / Background Vocal - Leon /
 Fills - Ed / Horns - Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence and Steve Madiao /
 Horn Arrangement - Al / Handclapping Wicker, Toby, Cockroach,
 Moochie, Punnel, Wolfman, Kooder, Mr. Freeback and Gooshie

Ronnie Van Zant - Vocals, J & B
Gary Rossigton  - Gibson Les Paul
Allen Collins   - Gibson Firebird
Ed King         - Fender Stratocaster
Billy Powell    - Keyboards
Leon Wilkeson   - Firebird Bass
Bob Burns       - Drums

Produced by Al Kooper for Sounds of South Production

Recorded at the Record Plant, Loangels, January 1974, 
except for "Sweet  Home Alabama" recorded at Studio One, Doraville,
Georgia
Engineering : Al Kooper
Assistants - Austin Goodsey, Bob Merritt, Rodney Mills, Gary Kellgren
Remix Engineer : Al Kooper
Mastering : Austin Goodsey at Kendun Recorders, Burbank

All songs arranged by Lynyrd Skynyrd

All selections published by Duchess Music Corp. BMI

Thanx to - Austin and Bob / Gary Kellgren, Emma, Fran, Alicia & Anita /
Wotan and Odin, the Fire Gods / Sharon Lawrence / Mike Porter / Donna,
Sneak, Jan, and Lee / Studio Instrument Rentals / The Eagles and Nixon
(not the President) / Justerini and Brooks

Roadwork by Kevin, Craig, Lee and Joe
Cover Illustration : Jan Salerno
Liner Photos : Norman Seeff, Emerson-Loew

*Courtesy of Chelsea Records ** Coutesy of Ode Records